Anne Applebaum's Blog, page 19

Ukraine has finally removed all 1,320 Lenin statues. Our turn.

People in the U.S. want to get rid of Confederate statues because they want to resist something real.

After Barcelona, a new message for the terrorists — and politicians — who exploit fear

Don’t let terrorism change our society or our politics.

Beware: Trump may use the alt-right to turn himself into the center

It’s bigotry as an electoral tool.

Trump is a toddler in a car

His toothless threats are just as likely to encourage North Korea as to discourage it.

If this were the Cold War, America would be poised to lose

Unlike during the 20th century, the United States currently has no concerted effort to fight Russian propaganda.

Maybe the A.I. dystopia is already here

Bots are already distorting our conversations online, and no one is able to explain the way they all interact or affect human opinion.

The ugly way Trump’s rise and Putin’s are connected

An important chunk of the money that has pumped up the New York luxury real estate market was money originally siphoned off from the Russian state.

Poles fought the nationalist government with mass protests — and won

Polish President Andrzej Duda appears to have been listening.

It’s now clear: The most dangerous threats to the West are not external

Trump’s speech in Poland encouraged the ruling party’s illiberalism.

This law might explain why a Russian lawyer wanted to meet with Trump

The involvement of Veselnitskaya may shed light on why Russians wanted to meddle in U.S. elections